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Number of species: 489
Number of breeding endemics: 1
Number of globally threatened species: 15
Number of introduced species: 1
STRUTHIONIFORMES: Struthionidae
Ostrich	*Struthio camelus*	Extirpated
GAVIIFORMES: Gaviidae
Red-throated Loon	*Gavia stellata*	Rare/Accidental
Arctic Loon	*Gavia arctica*	Rare/Accidental
Common Loon	*Gavia immer*	Rare/Accidental
Yellow-billed Loon	*Gavia adamsii*
PODICIPEDIFORMES: Podicipedidae
Little Grebe	*Tachybaptus ruficollis*
Red-necked Grebe	*Podiceps grisegena*
Great Crested Grebe	*Podiceps cristatus*
Horned Grebe	*Podiceps auritus*	Rare/Accidental
Eared Grebe	*Podiceps nigricollis*
PROCELLARIIFORMES: Diomedeidae
Black-browed Albatross	*Thalassarche melanophris*	Rare/Accidental
PROCELLARIIFORMES: Procellariidae
Northern Fulmar	*Fulmarus glacialis*	Rare/Accidental
Cape Verde Shearwater	*Pterodroma feae*	Near-threatened
Bulwer's Petrel	*Bulweria bulwerii*	Rare/Accidental
Cory's Shearwater	*Calonectris diomedea*
Great Shearwater	*Puffinus gravis*
Sooty Shearwater	*Puffinus griseus*	Near-threatened
Manx Shearwater	*Puffinus puffinus*
Balearic Shearwater	*Puffinus mauretanicus*	Critically endangered
Little Shearwater	*Puffinus assimilis*
PROCELLARIIFORMES: Hydrobatidae
Wilson's Storm-Petrel	*Oceanites oceanicus*
White-faced Storm-Petrel	*Pelagodroma marina*	Rare/Accidental
European Storm-Petrel	*Hydrobates pelagicus*
Band-rumped Storm-Petrel	*Oceanodroma castro*	Rare/Accidental
Leach's Storm-Petrel	*Oceanodroma leucorhoa*
PELECANIFORMES: Phaethontidae
Red-billed Tropicbird	*Phaethon aethereus*
PELECANIFORMES: Pelecanidae
Great White Pelican	*Pelecanus onocrotalus*	Rare/Accidental
Dalmatian Pelican	*Pelecanus crispus*	Rare/Accidental Vulnerable
PELECANIFORMES: Sulidae
Northern Gannet	*Morus bassanus*
Cape Gannet	*Morus capensis*	Rare/Accidental Vulnerable
Masked Booby	*Sula dactylatra*	Rare/Accidental
Brown Booby	*Sula leucogaster*	Rare/Accidental
PELECANIFORMES: Phalacrocoracidae
Great Cormorant	*Phalacrocorax carbo*
European Shag	*Phalacrocorax aristotelis*
Long-tailed Cormorant	*Phalacrocorax africanus*	Rare/Accidental
PELECANIFORMES: Anhingidae
Darter	*Anhinga melanogaster*	Rare/Accidental
CICONIIFORMES: Ardeidae
Grey Heron	*Ardea cinerea*
Purple Heron	*Ardea purpurea*
Great Egret	*Ardea alba*
Intermediate Egret	*Egretta intermedia*
Little Egret	*Egretta garzetta*
Western Reef-Heron	*Egretta gularis*	Rare/Accidental
Squacco Heron	*Ardeola ralloides*
Cattle Egret	*Bubulcus ibis*
Black-crowned Night-Heron	*Nycticorax nycticorax*
Least Bittern	*Ixobrychus exilis*
Little Bittern	*Ixobrychus minutus*
Great Bittern	*Botaurus stellaris*
CICONIIFORMES: Ciconiidae
Yellow-billed Stork	*Mycteria ibis*	Rare/Accidental
Black Stork	*Ciconia nigra*
White Stork	*Ciconia ciconia*
CICONIIFORMES: Threskiornithidae
Waldrapp	*Geronticus eremita*	Breeding endemic Critically endangered
Glossy Ibis	*Plegadis falcinellus*
Eurasian Spoonbill	*Platalea leucorodia*
PHOENICOPTERIFORMES: Phoenicopteridae
Greater Flamingo	*Phoenicopterus roseus*
Lesser Flamingo	*Phoenicopterus minor*	Rare/Accidental Near-threatened
ANSERIFORMES: Anatidae
Fulvous Whistling-Duck	*Dendrocygna bicolor*	Rare/Accidental
Mute Swan	*Cygnus olor*	Rare/Accidental
Whooper Swan	*Cygnus cygnus*	Rare/Accidental
Bean Goose	*Anser fabalis*	Rare/Accidental
Greater White-fronted Goose	*Anser albifrons*	Rare/Accidental
Greylag Goose	*Anser anser*
Bar-headed Goose	*Anser indicus*
Snow Goose	*Chen caerulescens*	Rare/Accidental
Brant	*Branta bernicla*	Rare/Accidental
Barnacle Goose	*Branta leucopsis*	Rare/Accidental
Egyptian Goose	*Alopochen aegyptiaca*
Ruddy Shelduck	*Tadorna ferruginea*
Common Shelduck	*Tadorna tadorna*
Spur-winged Goose	*Plectropterus gambensis*	Rare/Accidental
Mandarin Duck	*Aix galericulata*	Rare/Accidental
Eurasian Wigeon	*Anas penelope*
American Wigeon	*Anas americana*	Rare/Accidental
Gadwall	*Anas strepera*
Eurasian Teal	*Anas crecca*
Mallard	*Anas platyrhynchos*
American Black Duck	*Anas rubripes*	Rare/Accidental
Northern Pintail	*Anas acuta*
Garganey	*Anas querquedula*
Blue-winged Teal	*Anas discors*	Rare/Accidental
Cape Shoveler	*Anas smithii*	Rare/Accidental
Northern Shoveler	*Anas clypeata*
Marbled Teal	*Marmaronetta angustirostris*	Vulnerable
Red-crested Pochard	*Netta rufina*
Common Pochard	*Aythya ferina*
Ring-necked Duck	*Aythya collaris*	Rare/Accidental
Ferruginous Pochard	*Aythya nyroca*	Near-threatened
Tufted Duck	*Aythya fuligula*
Greater Scaup	*Aythya marila*	Rare/Accidental
Black Scoter	*Melanitta nigra*
White-winged Scoter	*Melanitta fusca*	Rare/Accidental
Common Goldeneye	*Bucephala clangula*	Rare/Accidental
Smew	*Mergellus albellus*
Red-breasted Merganser	*Mergus serrator*
Common Merganser	*Mergus merganser*	Rare/Accidental
Ruddy Duck	*Oxyura jamaicensis*	Rare/Accidental
White-headed Duck	*Oxyura leucocephala*	Rare/Accidental Endangered
FALCONIFORMES: Pandionidae
Osprey	*Pandion haliaetus*
FALCONIFORMES: Accipitridae
European Honey-buzzard	*Pernis apivorus*
Black-shouldered Kite	*Elanus caeruleus*
Red Kite	*Milvus milvus*	Near-threatened
Black Kite	*Milvus migrans*
White-tailed Eagle	*Haliaeetus albicilla*	Rare/Accidental
Hooded Vulture	*Necrosyrtes monachus*	Rare/Accidental
Lammergeier	*Gypaetus barbatus*
Egyptian Vulture	*Neophron percnopterus*
Rueppell's Griffon	*Gyps rueppellii*	Rare/Accidental
Eurasian Griffon	*Gyps fulvus*
Cinereous Vulture	*Aegypius monachus*	Rare/Accidental Near-threatened
Lappet-faced Vulture	*Torgos tracheliotus*	Rare/Accidental
Short-toed-Eagle	*Circaetus gallicus*
Western Marsh-Harrier	*Circus aeruginosus*
Northern Harrier	*Circus cyaneus*
Pallid Harrier	*Circus macrourus*	Rare/Accidental Near-threatened
Montagu's Harrier	*Circus pygargus*
Dark Chanting-Goshawk	*Melierax metabates*
Eurasian Sparrowhawk	*Accipiter nisus*
Northern Goshawk	*Accipiter gentilis*
Eurasian Buzzard	*Buteo buteo*
Long-legged Buzzard	*Buteo rufinus*
Greater Spotted Eagle	*Aquila clanga*	Rare/Accidental Vulnerable
Tawny Eagle	*Aquila rapax*
Spanish Eagle	*Aquila adalberti*	Rare/Accidental Vulnerable
Imperial Eagle	*Aquila heliaca*	Vulnerable
Golden Eagle	*Aquila chrysaetos*
Bonelli's Eagle	*Aquila fasciata*
Booted Eagle	*Aquila pennata*
FALCONIFORMES: Falconidae
Lesser Kestrel	*Falco naumanni*	Vulnerable
Eurasian Kestrel	*Falco tinnunculus*
Red-footed Falcon	*Falco vespertinus*	Rare/Accidental Near-threatened
Eleonora's Falcon	*Falco eleonorae*
Merlin	*Falco columbarius*
Eurasian Hobby	*Falco subbuteo*
Lanner Falcon	*Falco biarmicus*
Saker Falcon	*Falco cherrug*	Rare/Accidental Endangered
Barbary Falcon	*Falco pelegrinoides*
Peregrine Falcon	*Falco peregrinus*
GALLIFORMES: Odontophoridae
California Quail	*Callipepla californica*
Northern Bobwhite	*Colinus virginianus*	Near-threatened
GALLIFORMES: Phasianidae
Chukar	*Alectoris chukar*
Barbary Partridge	*Alectoris barbara*
Red-legged Partridge	*Alectoris rufa*
Double-spurred Francolin	*Francolinus bicalcaratus*
Common Quail	*Coturnix coturnix*
Reeves' Pheasant	*Syrmaticus reevesii*	Vulnerable
Ring-necked Pheasant	*Phasianus colchicus*	Introduced species
GALLIFORMES: Numididae
Helmeted Guineafowl	*Numida meleagris*	Extirpated
GRUIFORMES: Turnicidae
Small Buttonquail	*Turnix sylvaticus*
GRUIFORMES: Gruidae
Demoiselle Crane	*Anthropoides virgo*	Extirpated
Common Crane	*Grus grus*
GRUIFORMES: Rallidae
Water Rail	*Rallus aquaticus*
Corn Crake	*Crex crex*	Near-threatened
Little Crake	*Porzana parva*
Baillon's Crake	*Porzana pusilla*
Spotted Crake	*Porzana porzana*
Sora	*Porzana carolina*	Rare/Accidental
Striped Crake	*Aenigmatolimnas marginalis*
Purple Swamphen	*Porphyrio porphyrio*
Allen's Gallinule	*Porphyrio alleni*	Rare/Accidental
Common Moorhen	*Gallinula chloropus*
Red-knobbed Coot	*Fulica cristata*
Eurasian Coot	*Fulica atra*
GRUIFORMES: Otididae
Great Bustard	*Otis tarda*	Vulnerable
Arabian Bustard	*Ardeotis arabs*
Houbara Bustard	*Chlamydotis undulata*
Little Bustard	*Tetrax tetrax*	Near-threatened
CHARADRIIFORMES: Rostratulidae
Greater Painted-snipe	*Rostratula benghalensis*	Rare/Accidental
CHARADRIIFORMES: Haematopodidae
Eurasian Oystercatcher	*Haematopus ostralegus*
CHARADRIIFORMES: Recurvirostridae
Black-winged Stilt	*Himantopus himantopus*
Pied Avocet	*Recurvirostra avosetta*
CHARADRIIFORMES: Burhinidae
Eurasian Thick-knee	*Burhinus oedicnemus*
Senegal Thick-knee	*Burhinus senegalensis*
CHARADRIIFORMES: Glareolidae
Cream-colored Courser	*Cursorius cursor*
Collared Pratincole	*Glareola pratincola*
Black-winged Pratincole	*Glareola nordmanni*	Rare/Accidental Near-threatened
CHARADRIIFORMES: Charadriidae
Northern Lapwing	*Vanellus vanellus*
Sociable Lapwing	*Vanellus gregarius*	Rare/Accidental Critically endangered
White-tailed Lapwing	*Vanellus leucurus*	Rare/Accidental
Eurasian Golden-Plover	*Pluvialis apricaria*
Black-bellied Plover	*Pluvialis squatarola*
Common Ringed Plover	*Charadrius hiaticula*
Little Ringed Plover	*Charadrius dubius*
Kittlitz's Plover	*Charadrius pecuarius*	Rare/Accidental
Snowy Plover	*Charadrius alexandrinus*
Greater SandPlover	*Charadrius leschenaultii*
Eurasian Dotterel	*Charadrius morinellus*
CHARADRIIFORMES: Scolopacidae
Eurasian Woodcock	*Scolopax rusticola*
Jack Snipe	*Lymnocryptes minimus*
Great Snipe	*Gallinago media*	Near-threatened
Common Snipe	*Gallinago gallinago*
Short-billed Dowitcher	*Limnodromus griseus*
Long-billed Dowitcher	*Limnodromus scolopaceus*	Rare/Accidental
Black-tailed Godwit	*Limosa limosa*	Near-threatened
Bar-tailed Godwit	*Limosa lapponica*
Whimbrel	*Numenius phaeopus*
Slender-billed Curlew	*Numenius tenuirostris*	Critically endangered
Eurasian Curlew	*Numenius arquata*
Terek Sandpiper	*Xenus cinereus*	Rare/Accidental
Common Sandpiper	*Actitis hypoleucos*
Spotted Sandpiper	*Actitis macularius*	Rare/Accidental
Green Sandpiper	*Tringa ochropus*
Spotted Redshank	*Tringa erythropus*
Common Greenshank	*Tringa nebularia*
Lesser Yellowlegs	*Tringa flavipes*	Rare/Accidental
Marsh Sandpiper